Doing Recent History
On privacy, copyright, video games, institutional review boards, activist scholarship, and history that talks back
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Author
Publication
2012 - University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia
Language
English
Word Count
80,000 words, Guess
Page Count
320 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL25094731M
- ISBN-139780820334677
- ISBN-100820334677
- OCLC Control Number759695904
- Library of Congress Control Number2011044423
Classifications
- DDC973.072
- LCCE175.7 .O6 2012
Description
"Historians have been writing accounts of the recent past since history acquired a modern audience, and in the last several years interest in recent topics has grown exponentially. From Walmart to disco and from Chavez to Schlafly, books about the history of our own time have become arguably the most exciting and talked-about part of the discipline. Despite this rich tradition and growing popularity, historians have engaged in little discussion about the specific methodological, political, and ethical issues related to writing about the recent past. The twelve essays in this collection explore the challenges of writing histories of recent events where visibility is inherently imperfect, hindsight and perspective are lacking, and historiography is underdeveloped"--
Subjects
Series Statement
- Since 1970 : histories of contemporary America
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